365 days Writing Prompt: Cringe-worthy
Do you feel uncomfortable when you see someone else being embarrassed? What’s most likely to make you squirm?
This is a true story: I had joined the staff of Residential Model School, only a few days ago. We were in an assembly suddenly I heard the principal screaming at one of the teachers, in the presence of the students.
The students were enjoying watching the principal harass the poor teacher. I was upset and embarrassed and made up my mind that second I will resign my job.
Early one morning I handed in my resignation letter to the principal. He read it and had a surprised look, then he said :”Is this a resignation letter?”
I said ,”Yes.”
“But you’ve only been here ten days, how can you resign so fast?” he said.
I did not want to tell him his behavior towards the teachers made me write the resignation letter.All I could say was,”I do not like it here.”
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Dear Ranu,
Thank you for sharing this story. Embarrassing others, particularly in front of others, is wrong. I would likely have done an action similar to yours; resign.
All good wishes,
robert
Dear Robert,
Thank you. 🙂
There is a better way he could have sorted it out with the teacher. What sort of an example is the prinicpal setting for the children?
Dear Sonya ,
This is what I thought too. 🙂